Elson
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of Eli or Ellis.
Elson by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Elson. In the US, 17 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 28 babies in 1924, making it a 1920s name.
Other names that come from Eli
Like Elson, each of these traces back to Eli: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Eliascended; my god is yahweh6,576 in the US (2017)
- Ellisonson of Eli; a patronymic form369 in the US (2017)
- Elyascended; a form of Eli99 in the US (2017)
- Ellisynson of Eli; a modern respelling of Ellison62 in the US (2017)
- Elihmy God is Yahweh; form of Eli22 in the US (2017)
- Alikmy father is Yahweh; a form of Eli19 in the US (2017)
- Elaiascended or high; form of Eli3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that come from Ellis
Like Elson, each of these traces back to Ellis: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Easonson of Ed; a respelling of Edson224 in the US (2017)
- Elonoak tree; from Hebrew elon195 in the US (2017)
- Edsonson of ed; ed means wealthy guardian88 in the US (2017)
- Eldonold hill or from the old valley72 in the US (2017)
- Eltonold town or settlement of the eels12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elyonthe most high; from el elyon21 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Elson
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